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Well, there was that mention by Lawrence Beesley of "a man of about twenty to twenty-four years of age, well-dressed, always gloved and nicely groomed, and obviously quite out of place among his fellow passengers".

According to at least two websites, 47 elephants and dancing bears survived the sinking and were later employed in New York. So there!

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Actually, Dave, that same troupe of elephants was frequently heard, marching on the Decks of Titanic around Dawn, every morning. Passengers noted the chants of "Hup-2-3-4!! Keep It Up 2-3-4....", though they could not remember if their leader was "Colonel Hauthie" or "Colonel Gracie" (he just claimed to be swimming and playing racquetball with Clinch Smith).
One can note that the Elephant March was "The Real Racket"
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That was while "Jack" was overheard telling "Rose" to "Look for 'The Bare Necessities', the simple 'Bare Necessities'. Forget about your worries and your strife....".
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Later on, "Rose" paid tribute to "Jack", singing "I Wanna Be Like You-who-who!! I Wanna Walk Like You!! Talk Like You! Oo-woo-woo. You'll see it's true-oo-oo....".

Now "Phil & The Moderators" will be starting the incantation of "Trust In Me...Just In Me...Shut Your Eyes!!; and Trust In Me", meaning "Time for someone to turn in, after a crazy day".

>>Does this also mean that nobody actually saw a beagle wearing a pilot's cap and goggles, and piloting a flying doghouse?<<

If Doctor Doolittle (a distant relative of Eliza and Alfred P. ?) had been on board and had been a survivor this whole question could have been put to rest as I am sure he would have spent some time conversing with the residents in their kennels.

The Astor's Pet: (To Dr. Doolittle) "You think you've got troubles, Doc ! How'd you like to be a dog named "Kitty" !"